A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Brooksby, par. and ry. sta., N. Leicestershire, on river Wreak, 9 miles NE. of Leicester, 861 ac., pop. 67. Near the sta. is Brooksby Hall, birth place of the Duke of Buckingham (1592-1628), favourite of James I.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "parish and railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Brooksby CP/AP Leicestershire AncC |
| Place: | Brooksby |
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